Nimrods @ Woodford.

[Chris G6 UXU]

They have started cutting up the Nimrods at Woodford, they have put fencing up so that you can not see clearly what is going on. What a waste. :(


http://www.itv.com/granada/nimrod-scrapped94053/

[Tonka71]

It's criminal mate just criminal,perfectly good aircraft scrapped well i hope this goverment i satisfied with the biggest cock up it's ever made.

[Chris G6 UXU]

They are scrapping two of them that were still on the production line, it beggars belief after all the British tax payer coughed up three and a half billion pounds to build them, what next ?

[audiman m6 aen]

I am sure this will leave a big hole in the detection of submarines, apparantley we will have to rely on other friendly countries telling us. I suppose that is alright as long as they are friendly.

Alan

[G-CPTN]

There have been no Nimrods in service since March 2010, and the new ones weren't due in service until October 2012.

[Chris G6 UXU]

Here is a short update, ZJ519 and ZJ523 have been totally cut up and ZJ516 is in the hangar presumably for its engines to be removed prior to being scrapped.

[G-CPTN]

None going to museums?

[Chris G6 UXU]

Afternoon G-C, there is one at the Aviation Viewing Park at Ringway, but I have not heard anything regarding the rest.

[G-CPTN]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Nimrod#Aircraft_on_display

Will any MRA4s survive?

Was ZJ516 actually completed and flying?

There appear to be photographs on the internet of it described as 'MRA4'.
Was it the only MRA4 that flew?

[Chris G6 UXU]

Evening G-C, the MRA4 started at ZJ514 and the last I am aware of is ZJ525 but in the 2007 book it went to ZJ531. ZJ516 was definitely completed and flying.

[G-CPTN]

I can understand disposing of uncompleted aircraft, but one that was intact and flying should have been mothballed somewhere in a museum.
I'm not suggesting that it should be kept operational (I presume that it was never handed over to the RAF) but FFS it's a treasure!

[G-CPTN]

http://www.spyflight.co.uk/MR4A.htm

[Tonka71]

ZJ516 was based at warton for test purposes,i have got quite a few shots of it in flight from there as was ZJ517 and ZJ518 and as far as i know ZJ514 is hangared there as well.

[Chris G6 UXU]

Evening Chris, are they being flown to Woodford for scrapping there, or are they going to do it at Warton ?

[Tonka71]

517 has already been cut up,516 and 518 are still parked on the flight ramp at woodford.I would imagine they'll cut 514 up at warton.:cool:

[Chris G6 UXU]

Thanks Chris, we will be having another trip over shortly weather permitting.

[Chris G6 UXU]

I believe two more have been taken outside for scrapping, I only know that 520 was one of them.

[Tonka71]

ZJ521 was the other.:cool:

[Chris G6 UXU]

Thanks Chris, have you any idea how many are left ?

[Tonka71]

ZJ515 ZJ516 ZJ518 All at woodford

[Chris G6 UXU]

Thanks again Chris, not many to go now and what a great shame that it came to this.

[Ipso Facto]

Update

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12707222

[Chris G6 UXU]

Good news I.F. at least they will be with us for a little longer, many thanks for the link.